Overview

• Blue Water Bridge drivers reported waits of several hours on Thursday during a system outage confirmed by Michigan’s transportation department, which CBSA says has since been resolved.
• Commercial traffic at the Peace Bridge remained backed up Thursday, with ramps and nearby roadways closed to manage queues that extended through Buffalo city streets.
• Authorities asked Canada-bound carriers to avoid the Peace Bridge and the Lewiston–Queenston Bridge until further notice because queuing areas in Western New York are at or beyond capacity.
• CBSA said commercial drivers continue to face delays while officers process accumulated entries, with primary inspection lanes staffed, partners coordinating traffic, and systems monitored for stability.
• The week’s failures also hit airport self-serve kiosks, including a Thursday outage from about 10:20 a.m. to just before 2 p.m., as industry leaders renewed criticism that aging CBSA systems fail too often.